The Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens)

Sustainable Applications in Food, Feed, and Beyond

Fulvia Bovera, Patrizia Falabella (Herausgeber)

Buch | Softcover

306 Seiten

2025
Academic Press Inc (Verlag)
978-0-443-29896-7 (ISBN)

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The Black Soldier Fly (Hermetia illucens): Sustainable Applications in Food, Feed, and Beyond is an interdisciplinary work that compiles the latest research on an insect poised to revolutionize the future of food and agriculture. Authored by an international team of experts, this book is an indispensable resource for entomologists, food scientists, zoologists, and veterinarians. It delves into how the black soldier fly, one of the seven insect species permitted by European Union regulations for animal feed, can convert organic matter into nutrient-rich larval biomass. The book explores the biology and behavior of Hermetia illucens, providing a foundational understanding of the insect.

It then discusses farming and production methods, followed by various applications, including its nutritional and health benefits as food and feed, and its potential in bio-packaging and energy production. This comprehensive guide offers valuable insights into the transformative potential of this unique bio-converter.

Professor Fulvia Bovera is an Associate Professor of Animal Agriculture at Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II in Naples, Italy. She earned her veterinary degree and her PhD in Animal Production from the same University. Her research interests include the nutritional and sustainable aspects of insects in fish and poultry feed as well as the improvement of honey bee production. She serves on several editorial boards and has served in guest editor roles, both for internationally recognized journals. Professor Patrizia Falabella is a Full Professor of General and Applied Entomology at the Università degli Studi della Basilicata. She earned her PhD from the same university in Applied Biology in 2000 with a specialization in Insect Molecular Biology. She is a member of several editorial boards and has served in guest editor roles for Insects and Frontiers in Physiology.

1. Anatomy, physiology and behavior of Hermetia illucens
2. Hermetia illucens farming
3. The role of the growing substrate.
4. Hermetia illucens larvae processing
5. Chemical-nutritional characteristics of BSF larvae, prepupae and pupae
6. Hermetia illucens as sustainable source food and feed
7. Secondary products and bioactive compounds of Hermetia illucens: extraction and chemical properties (frass, chitin, lipids, antimicrobial peptides).
8. Potential application of secondary products and bioactive compounds.
9. About BSF products safety

Erscheinungsdatum	02.09.2025
Verlagsort	San Diego
Sprache	englisch
Maße	152 x 229 mm
Gewicht	450 g
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie
	Technik ► Elektrotechnik / Energietechnik
	Weitere Fachgebiete ► Land- / Forstwirtschaft / Fischerei
ISBN-10	0-443-29896-3 / 0443298963
ISBN-13	978-0-443-29896-7 / 9780443298967
Zustand	Neuware